| Training With Coach Zach |
As a football strength coach, I am constantly looking for ways to improve a football player’s athletic ability or—more importantly—speed.
The development and maximization of speed…the new demands for explosive strength, agility, and power…the gridiron as modern battlefield…speed as the ultimate weapon for determining victory…how to annihilate the competition…what dictates success…how to produce a faster, more explosive athlete…the governing concept of effective training…the well-trained athlete’s elixir to success.
The functional needs of the modern football player…how to maximize an individual’s athletic development…the true and only goal of training…that every task must satisfy…the “no holds barred” and back-to-basics coaching philosophy for extreme physical prowess and the relentless pursuit of victory.
How I developed my blueprint for success…astonishing improvements in speed…the key determinant for successful conditioning…the vital importance of periodization…the real reason most athletes are not successful…formulating an appropriate plan of attack…regaining the work ethic for mental toughness and integrity…developing the pattern of victory as a daily mindset.
First, there is the simplicity of the program. There are no fancy uphill treadmills or multi-hip machines. Athletes don’t strap themselves into strange contraptions held together with Velcro and Neoprene or walk around on some strange platforms glued to the bottom of their shoes. All you need to succeed in this program is dedication, perseverance, some flat ground and a good pair of shoes (also, don’t eat right before you workout).
My program focuses on the basic fundamentals of movement. When these movements are drilled, they become second nature to the neural system, like a subconscious physical autopilot and consciously, the athlete can then focus on other aspects of competition, like winning. Athletes that have trained in this system stand out. Their lower bodies move with efficiency and quickness, as their heads stay focused on their keys. A coach can see the change during the workouts. Early in the program, athletes will not be able to talk or do much of anything else during their workouts. However, over time, they will learn to let their subconscious do the work and they will be able to talk, laugh and play games during their GPP and SPP sessions.
Second, the program’s construction is a well-planned, traditional volume building program. This allows athletes to systematically increase the amount of work their body can handle. Because the program is laid out over a period of time and suggests everything that should be done in each workout, overtraining and injuries no longer become a problem and progress is consistent. This is also helpful to the coach because he can plan for events and make sure his athletes are at their peak for the season or big meet. Too many times I have seen athletes that weren’t physically prepared for the big game because they have missed their peak.
Third and most importantly, the benefits of the program raise the entire level of the team. The poor become average, the average become good and the good become great. 5.81s become 5.31s, 5.21s become 4.91s. 4.71s become 4.51s.The program does not discriminate. Big, little, weak and strong, all those who go through the program will improve their athletic ability. If a team is “only as good as the weakest link”, with the hard work and commitment that a team makes by starting this program then this program builds one strong chain.
I hope that my program will do for you what it has done for many athletes including me, succeed!
– Coach Zach
Click on a training session below to learn more
1. Warming Up
2. Plyometrics
3. Linear Speed
4. Agility Training & Footwork
5. Power
6. Strength Development
7. The Core
8. Balance & Coordination
9. Range of Motion
10. Work Capacity Development
11. Running Football Drills & Routes
12. Cooling Down